Lord Davies of Oldham: Officials' advice to Ministers on the widening of the M11 between Junctions 8 and 9 was policy advice within government and it would not be appropriate to place it in the Library. I have, however, arranged for the letter that an official from the department sent to the secretary to the panel for the examination in public of the East of England Regional Spatial Strategy on 14 November to be placed in the Library. The letter sets out the reasons why we decided that widening of the M11 between Junctions 8 and 9 should not be progressed within the next 10 to 15 years.

Lord Adonis: DfES has a package of new measures to increase choice and diversity in 16-19 provision which includes: new fast-track arrangements for deciding sixth form proposals; a "presumption" in guidance that the Schools Organisation Committee will approve sixth form proposals from high performing specialist schools that opt for a vocation specialism; a new 16-19 capital fund from 2006–07 onwards administered by the Learning and Skills Council; competitions to decide a need for substantial new 16-19 provision that cannot be met under the "presumption" arrangements or by an academy. The department has no target to reduce the percentage of secondary schools that do not provide educational facilities to students above the age of 16 years.